Writing Update

 Happy April! As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been in an unusually motived-to-write kind of mood. Until January, trying to write anything creative felt a bit like trying to dig a well with a teaspoon--incredibly slow, painful, and pointless--so I didn't write, or at least not much.

But in January I had my 'aha!' moment. I think a lot of it is thanks to God, books, and maybe even a shift in my own thinking, I finally wanted to write again. Instead of a teaspoon I had the proper tools to dig my well. So to speak. Anyway. I have (unofficially) completed my second book--ever!

The first book I wrote a few years ago is collecting dust in a box somewhere and is better off never seeing the light of day, but I have hopes that I can actually salvage this book. Of course, its far from done right now. The first draft is just a starting point, and its going to take a lot of work to get it anywhere near where I would like it to be. I'm also excited--down the road after I've done some revisions--to let people into the process of editing so I can get lots of lovely, helpful critiques.

I don't know when I decided I wanted to be a writer. If I'd known how anxiety-inducing, difficult, and sometimes downright painful it would be, I might have shrugged and moved on to something else without ever giving it a real try. But, whether I love it or not (and I really do love it, most of the time) I'm trying to be a writer, so that means putting in long, mind-numbing hours after work, spending my weekends plodding away at it, and slowly watching that lovely word count go up.

To everyone whose encouraged me to keep writing--thank you! I'm still figuring out how this whole writing thing works, but it helps having the support of some wonderful friends and family who tell me I'm not crazy, and just write the book Rachel!